Dreamer’s Pool by Juliet Marillier

Dreamer’s Pool by Juliet Marillier

In exchange for help escaping her long and wrongful imprisonment, embittered magical healer Blackthorn has vowed to set aside her bid for vengeance against the man who destroyed all that she once held dear. Followed by a former prison mate, a silent hulk of a man named Grim, she travels north to Dalriada. There she’ll live on the fringe of a mysterious forest, duty bound for seven years to assist anyone who asks for her help Oran, crown prince of Dalriada, has waited anxiously for the arrival of his future bride, Lady Flidais. He knows her only from a portrait and sweetly poetic… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Misogyny
  • Rape, off-page
  • Child abuse
  • House fire
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Glister by John Burnside

Glister by John Burnside

The children of Innertown exist in a state of suspended terror. Every year or so, a boy from their school disappears, vanishing into the wasteland of the old chemical plant. Nobody knows where these boys go, or whether they are alive or dead, and without evidence the authorities claim they are simply runaways. The town policeman, Morrison knows otherwise. He was involved in the cover-up of one boy’s murder, and he believes all the boys have been killed. Though he is seriously compromised, he would still like to find out the killer’s identity. The local children also… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Rape
  • Suicide
  • Murder
  • Torture
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The Music of What Happens by Bill Konigsberg

The Music of What Happens by Bill Konigsberg

Max: Chill. Sports. Video games. Gay and not a big deal, not to him, not to his mom, not to his buddies. And a secret: An encounter with an older kid that makes it hard to breathe, one that he doesn’t want to think about, ever. Jordan: The opposite of chill. Poetry. His “wives” and the Chandler Mall. Never been kissed and searching for Mr Right, who probably won’t like him anyway. And a secret: A spiralling out-of-control mother, and the knowledge that he’s the only one who can keep the family from falling apart… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Racism
  • Homomisia
  • Rape
  • Gambling addiction
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Shards of Earth by Adrian Tchaikovsky

The Forgotten Kingdom by Signe Pike

AD 573. Imprisoned in her chamber, Languoreth awaits news in torment. Her husband and son have ridden off to wage war against her brother, Lailoken. She doesn’t yet know that her young daughter, Angharad, who was training with Lailoken to become a Wisdom Keeper, has been lost in the chaos. As one of the bloodiest battles of early medieval Scottish history scatters its survivors to the wind, Lailoken and his men must flee to exile in the mountains of the Lowlands, while nine-year-old Angharad must summon all Lailoken has taught her and follow her own destiny through the…. Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Rape recounted
  • Domestic violence
  • Cheating mentioned
  • Sexual assault
  • Death of a son
  • Imprisonment
  • War themes & battle scenes
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A Flawed Scotsman by Hildie McQueen

A Flawed Scotsman by Hildie McQueen

Ruari Ross, cousin to the laird, ponders a marriage arrangement that would ally Clan Ross with Clan Fraser. After a lonely youth, Ruari wants the companionship of a wife without the complication of a love match. When he stumbles upon an injured woman in the forest, he not only saves her life but changes the course of his entire future. Strong-willed daughter of Laird Fraser, Esme has avoided all her parents’ matchmaking attempts. Above all else, she wishes to avoid marrying a Ross. During a jaunt in the forest, she is mortally wounded and left for dead. When she awakens, she realizes he… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Rape, implied
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Facing the Flame by Jackie French

Facing the Flame by Jackie French

There have been fires before, but not like this. In 1978, as the hot wind howls and the grass dries, all who live at Gibber’s Creek know their land can burn. But when you love your land, you fight for it. For Jed Kelly, an even more menacing danger looms: a man from her past determined to destroy her. Finding herself alone, trapped and desperate to save her unborn child, Jed’s only choice is to flee – into the flames.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Rape recounted
  • Sexual assault by a step-parent recounted
  • Death of a baby recounted
  • Bushfire
  • Animal death
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Hexarchate Stories by Yoon Ha Lee

Hexarchate Stories by Yoon Ha Lee

From the incredible imagination of Hugo- and Arthur C. Clarke-nominated author Yoon Ha Lee comes a collection of stories set in the world of the best-selling Ninefox Gambit. Showcasing Lee’s extraordinary imagination, this collection takes you to the very beginnings of the hexarchate’s history and reveals new never-before-seen stories. 

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Rape
  • Suicide
  • Body horror
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Hood River Rat by K Webster

Hood River Rat by K. Webster

Hood River was supposed to be the change I needed. A fresh start. An escape from my painful past. Better in every way. I’m a popular guy. Approachable. I make friends easily. Cool car. Nice clothes. Good attitude. Everything will be fine. School is school. I’ll keep my head down until graduation and try not to stick out. College will be here before I know it. Yet my first day proves to be anything but easy. The Hood River Hoodlums—our school’s most notorious group of bad boys—have put a target on my back. Their leader, Roan, hates me. He calls me Rat. To him and his… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Attempted rape of a minor
  • Drug abuse
  • Murder
  • Attempted drowning
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The Valiant by Lesley Livingston

The Valiant by Lesley Livingston

Fallon is the daughter of a proud Celtic king, the sister of the legendary warrior Sorcha, and the sworn enemy of Julius Caesar. When Fallon was a child, Caesar’s armies invaded her homeland, and her beloved sister was killed in battle. Now, on the eve of her seventeenth birthday, Fallon is eager to follow in her sister’s footsteps and earn her place in the fearsome Cantii war band. She never gets the chance. Fallon is captured and sold to an elite training school for female gladiators—owned by none other than Julius Caesar. In a cruel twist of fate, the man who destroyed Fallon’s… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Slavery
  • Child neglect
  • Attempted rape & sexual assault
  • Death of a friend
  • Death of a baby brother from fever mentioned
  • Death of a sister recounted
  • Murder
  • Sword violence
  • Kidnapping
  • Colonialism & military violence
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Pretty Little Savage by Lucy Smoke

Pretty Little Savage by Lucy Smoke

Rule No. 1: Don’t piss off the Sick Boys. They’re cruel. Reckless. Impossibly fucked up. The Sick Boys feed on the order they create. They rule Eastpoint University just as their families have for decades. But their power doesn’t stop there. The three of them are heirs to some of the largest fortunes in the world, and behind that kind of wealth lies an underworld of corruption. On the surface, they’re perfect princes and he is their King. But underneath it all, they’re filled with blood, lies, and secrets. With all of their connections, they… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Rape
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